National Football League from United States Senators: zero tolerance on domestic violence

September 14, 2014

(NFL) commissioner received a  letter from sixteen female United States Senators on Thursday calling for the NFL to adopt a zero tolerance policy on. The senators criticized the NFL for their new domestic violence policy enacted in August. The new policy says a player will receive a six game suspension for their first offense.

A video of player  assaulting the woman who has since married him was recently released by website. The assault took place in a elevator at an, casino. Rice was initially given a two game suspension; later, following the video release, the Ravens terminated Rice's contract and the NFL indefinitely suspended him.

The bipartisan group of senators said, "If you violently assault a woman, you shouldn't get a second chance to play in the NFL."

The league stated they had initiated an independent investigation by former Director  into the Rice incident.

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